Some parts of Eastern Cape are still experiencing a serious drought and most water supply systems are showing a sharp decline in storage levels and are declining weekly. A weekly report on the status of water levels issued by the Department of...
The Umgeni River is the main water source for communities living around KwaXimba, in Cato Ridge outside Durban . The KwaXimba community is being warned to stay away from a local stream. This comes after revelations that the river has been...
The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries published notice of her intention to repeal three sets of regulations previously gazetted under the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, 1965 (APPA). The APPA was repealed by the National...
As the world’s leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, Victaulic knows all too well the impact that a simplified system solution has on its effectiveness. Victaulic released the first UL Listed grooved mechanical coupling for fire...
Malawi’s paramount court has ruled in favour of a ban on plastic, upholding a 2015 government bar on producing, distributing and importing thin single-use plastics. This type of plastic is typically used in packaging and wrapping. In a...
The water crisis in the Eastern Cape municipality of Makana is so dire that it will now start implementing water rationing measures. Acting spokesperson Anele Mjekula said on Wednesday that ongoing drought meant dam levels on the western side of...
The construction industry is grappling with issues pertaining to productivity and meeting project deadlines that have been intensified following the economic recession of 2008-2009. About 2 million construction workers were let go in the United...
Experts predict that in 30 years, there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish. And one study estimates that 90% of seabirds have consumed some form of plastic waste. All that pollution on beaches and in the ocean is harmful to both marine...
A Port Elizabeth artist has created beautiful fashion pieces out of waste that he has collected from the ocean and land in the city. Luke Rudman created more than 190 high-end fashion plastic pieces and has caught the attention of Greenpeace...
Nine of the top ten items retrieved from beach cleanups are related to food and drink. Food packaging remains the second most common trash item collected during the Ocean Conservancy’s annual beach cleanup in 2018. And now for the first time,...
